1. Welcome to Back to School Night 2016-2017

2. The Third Grade Team  Homeroom teachers for third grade:  Mrs. Srofe  Mrs. Anthenien  Mrs. Krieger  Mrs. Lankford  Ability group teachers for third grade:  Ms. Mills  Mrs. O’Mara

3. 3 rd Grade Homepage and Teacher Websites  Homepage- Includes information that pertains to all 3 rd graders (i.e. field trip information, weekly newsletter, Science and History news, etc.)  Teacher Websites- Information specific to your child’s math and language arts teachers (i.e. spelling words, concepts your child is learning)  ALL HOMEWORK and TEST DATES can be found on IC (not on the website)

4. Communication  If you ever have questions or concerns, your first line of communication should be directly to the teacher you have a question or concern to address.  Your child has access to school email. During their first week of technology, Mr. Murphy will be showing them how to appropriately email questions to their teachers.  For information about grades, assignments or assessments check IC.  Frequent and regular communication about curriculum and upcoming events will be sent to you weekly in our newsletter. Please be diligent about reading these so you don’t miss important third grade news!

5. Studying  Students will be required to study for history, science, and vocabulary tests throughout the year.  Studying is a life skill and your child will need help mastering this type of homework. We teach study skills in the classroom, but we also need your support with this at home.  We have provided a study tips resource on our third grade webpage if you are looking for new ideas.

6. Parent Portal- Infinite Campus  LOOK: Assignments and grades will be updated frequently.  Please SAVE work in case of an error so you can send the work back in for an adjustment to IC.  Missing assignments: If you receive a missing assignment notice, please ask your child to locate or finish it and turn it in.  You will see a T in place of a grade when your child has turned in an assignment, but it hasn’t been graded yet.

7. Infinite Campus (IC) Andriod App  If you are looking at the assignments list, you cannot see teacher notes or descriptions.  Click on planner, and go to your child’s schedule, click on each subject, click on the specific assignment to see all information on the assignment.  When you receive a missing assignment notification email, go to the app or website to see details.  For all apps: If you accept push notifications on the app, you will be notified immediately (rather than waiting until 6pm) about missed assignments and updated grades, but you may get several notifications throughout the day.

8. Late Policy for homework or classwork: K-3: 10% day 1; 20% day 2; 50% within 5 days. After 5 days, no credit will be received. STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE AND RETURN ASSIGNMENTS ON TIME TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT!! Missed School/Missed Work: Students have 2 days for each EXCUSED absence to make up their work. Ex: If they were absent on Monday, they will obtain the assignment and the work will be due on Thursday, at the start of class. Late Policy & Absence Work

9. Field Trips  Manitou Springs Cliff Dwellings (October)  Adams Mystery Playhouse (November)  Denver Museum of Nature and Science- Viking Exhibit (March)  Butterfly Pavilion (May)

10. Classroom Management  Silver day = above and beyond  Green day = great day, keep up the good work  Yellow day = slow down, make better choices  Orange day = making bad choices, time out to think  Red day = Discipline Process  Talking Tickets- used to remind students when is and isn’t an appropriate time to talk to others (5 minutes walking silently at recess)

11. Homework Folder / Planner  All homework will be noted in Planner and the assignment(s) will be in their homework folder.  Eight Pocket Homework Folder- Helps greatly with organization  It is our expectation that parents will briefly check their child’s planner each night for behavior and assignments and sign a quick signature.  Can use planner or email for correspondence as it is checked daily  Please return Planner and Homework Folder daily!

12. Friday Folder- doesn’t exist anymore! All graded work and school notices/ fliers will be in your child’s “Keep at Home” pocket of the homework folder. Please check and empty this pocket daily to help your child with organization. *Only remove items in Keep at Home pocket. *

13. Saxon Math  If your student is using a Saxon textbook, they will have access to an online version so they do not have to take the textbook back and forth. If there is a discrepancy between the printed textbook and the online version, we will grade accordingly.  HW generally every night (except on assessment days); lighter homework on Fridays  Assessments: Every 5 lessons (lessons 10, 15, 20, 25, etc)  Vocabulary study guides will be sent home periodically.

14. Science and STEM  Topics we’ll be covering: Weather and Climate, Force and Motion, Changing Matter, Rocks and Minerals, Adaptations and Traits of Plants and Animals  Hands-on activities, inquiry style, science notebooks  STEM Units with Mrs. Weiss  February- WeDo Robotics  April- Sphero

15. History  Core Knowledge  Canada  Geography  World Rivers  Ancient Rome  Vikings  Earliest Americans  European Explorers  13 Colonies Check newsletters for content covered and IC for assessments and assignments.

16. Your Child’s Schedule  Your child has multiple teachers throughout the day. See your child’s planner or homework folder for their specific schedule.  All third grade teachers teach math.  Mrs. Lankford, Mrs. Anthenien, Ms. Mills, and Mrs. O’Mara teach literacy.  Mrs. Krieger teaches history.  Mrs. Srofe teaches science.  THIRD GRADERS HAVE A STUDY HALL! Sample Schedule

17. Carpool  Morning Carpool begins at 7:35am  Students report to the cafeteria  When students are late in the morning, they are missing important math instruction, please try to arrive by 8:00am.  Afternoon Carpool begins at 3:35pm (All-Call:~4pm)  Students will have their backpack ready and when their name is called leave immediately and go directly to carpool!  Students can get started on their homework, read, or talk quietly with friends.

18. Our Instructional Assistants  Our IA’s care for and make sure your child is safe in the cafeteria and at recess.  Please remind your child to respect them like they would respect any teacher in the building.

19. Lunch Dates with your Child  If you join your child for lunch in the cafeteria, your child can invite up to 2 friends to sit at the table with them.  Please remember that you and your child are responsible for cleaning up the table you sat at.

20. Birthdays  Summer Birthdays can celebrate on half birthdays (ex. July 5 th celebrates on January 5 th )  Welcome to send in treats (individual and easy to pass out, please)  Treats will be enjoyed outside during morning recess (10am) It would be great to see healthy treats coming in…..cheese sticks, frozen go-gurt, fruit, etc.

21. Reminders  Please have your child bring in a water bottle and healthy snack every day!  Third Grade classrooms are Nut Free! Please do not send in any snacks with nuts in them (nuts at lunch time are ok).  Please send your child with a sweatshirt or sweater every day- Colorado weather changes very quickly!  PLEASE LABEL EVERYTHING! This prevents lost jackets, gloves, water bottles, etc!

22. Volunteering  Once a month in our newsletter, you’ll see a sign up for all volunteer opportunities for that month.  Because your child has several different teachers throughout the day, please feel free to volunteer for any teacher.

23. Brain POP! www.brainpop.com Username: aacp Password: 123 Great way to study and review at home!

24. Discovery Education www.discoveryeducation.com Username: studentAA Password: american1 Search/preview for your child on current areas of study or specific interests of your child!

25. Now on to our Literacy presentation!